8The Sky’s the Limit

Cities use height limits to prevent huge buildings from literally overshadowing small ones.

Make sure your building meets all the previous requirements, without being taller than 40' overall and 30' along the street.

Hint Each story is 10' tall.
I’m Done

You got it! Now that we’ve covered the basic rules of FAR, let’s try applying them to a whole neighborhood.

OK

FAR = Floor Area Ratio

TOTAL FLOOR AREA

2,000

Lot Area

2,000
=

FAR

1.0
Your building is at the
maximum FAR.

Lot coverage limit

60%

Lot Coverage

60
Your building meets the
lot coverage limit.

Yard Requirements

10
30

Front Yard

10

Rear Yard

30
Your building meets the
yard requirements.

Height limits

30 40

Street Wall

302

Maximum

402
Your building meets the
height requirements.

Click on the lot
to add a 20' x 10' brick.

OK

Hold shift while clicking to remove a brick.

OK

Click on the lot to
add a brick until the entire lot is covered.

Bricks remaining:

OK

Click on the lot to add a brick. One area must be at least 2 bricks high.

Hold shift while clicking to remove a brick.

OK

Click on the lot to add a brick. Keep adding until there are 20 bricks on the lot.

Bricks remaining:

OK

Almost there. Remove a brick and put it on an existing brick to make it taller.

Hold shift while clicking to remove a brick.

OK

Remove the yellow bricks so 60% of the lot is covered.

Hold shift while clicking to remove a brick.

OK

Click on the lot to add a brick. Keep adding until there are 20 bricks on the lot.

Bricks remaining:

OK

Remove the yellow bricks.

Hold shift while clicking to remove a brick.

OK

Click on the lot to add a brick. Keep adding until there are 20 bricks on the lot.

Bricks remaining:

OK

Click on the lot to add a brick. Keep adding until there are 20 bricks on the lot.

Bricks remaining:

OK

Remove the yellow bricks.

Hold shift while clicking to remove a brick.

OK